Rock Star (TV series)

American competition television series

Rock Star

Genre| Reality competition
Created by| Mark Burnett
Presented by| Brooke Burke
Dave Navarro
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 26
Production
Executive producer| Mark Burnett
Producers|

* Al Berman
* David Geffen
* Lisa Hennessy

Camera setup| Multi-camera setup
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| July 11, 2005 (2005-07-11) –
September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13)

Rock Star is a television series produced by Mark Burnett, David Geffen, Lisa Hennessy, and Al Berman in which aspiring singers from around the world competed to become the lead singer of a featured group.[1] It debuted on CBS on July 11, 2005, to mediocre ratings.

The show was hosted by television personality and commercial spokeswoman Brooke Burke and Jane's Addiction lead guitarist Dave Navarro. In season one Australian rock band INXS chose J.D. Fortune as their new lead singer. For season two, the newly formed supergroup hard rock band, Rock Star Supernova chose Lukas Rossi as the lead singer.

## Show information

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Alice in Chains was approached by the producers of Rock Star for the show's second season, but the band turned the offer down.[2]

In the final episode of season two, auditions were announced for a third season. However, CBS announced in May 2007 the series would not be renewed for a third season due to the premiere of another Burnett series, Pirate Master. Burnett has made a statement that he would like to bring Rock Star back for a third season. Velvet Revolver was a potential candidate; however, the band declined.

The show is notable for having future season 5 American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry audition for its first season. Daughtry did not make the cut for Rock Star: INXS.

Rock Star aired on CBS in the United States, Sky One in the UK, FOX8 in Australia, TV3 in New Zealand, Skjár einn in Iceland and Global in Canada.

Currently Supernova are no longer active, their last appearance together was in 2008. First season winner J.D. Fortune had been the lead singer of INXS for about six years from 2005 to 2011. The band decided not to renew the expiring contract for him after the Original Sin tour ended in August 2011.[3]

## Seasons

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Season | Subtitle | About | Season premiere | Season finale | Contestants | Winner

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1  | INXS | Finding a lead singer for INXS to replace deceased lead singer Michael Hutchence | July 11, 2005 (2005-07-11) | September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) | 15  | J.D. Fortune
2  | Supernova | Finding a lead singer for supergroup Rock Star Supernova, featuring Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica and then-current Voivod bassist Jason Newsted and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke | July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) | September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) | Lukas Rossi

## Albums

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INXS released the album Switch following the first series with J.D. Fortune on lead vocals and went on tour. Switch was released on 29 November 2005.[4] and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200, and appeared on the Canadian Hot 100 and Top Internet Albums charts at numbers two and 56, respectively.[5] The album has sold 391,000 copies in the U.S. since release.[6] The single "Pretty Vegas" received gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 26 January 2006.[7] In Canada, both the album and the single, "Pretty Vegas", went platinum and reached number one on the charts.[8][9] The album received platinum certification in December 2005 by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA),[10] and Canadian sales of the album have exceeded 170,000 units.[11] The album went platinum and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts.

Rock Star Supernova released their debut self-titled album following the second series and also went on tour. The album was released on November 21, 2006, and charted at #101 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[12] and was certified Platinum (over 100,000 units sold).[13]

## House band

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Contestants performed with a house band known as simply The House Band. The members of the House Band were Paul Mirkovich, Jim McGorman, Rafael Moreira, Nate Morton, and Sasha Krivtsov.

The House Band toured throughout 2006 with lead singer and guitarist of Kiss, Paul Stanley.

## References

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1. ^ "A FIVE-HOUR WAIT IN THE RAIN, A FEW SECONDS OF PAIN". The Globe and Mail, Guy Dixon, March 14, 2006
2. ^ Harris, Chris (February 23, 2006). "Remaining Alice In Chains Members Reuniting For Summer Gigs". MTV. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
3. ^ "INXS Splits with Singer | Pollstar". Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
4. ^ "Switch: INXS". Amazon. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
5. ^ "Switch > Charts and Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
6. ^ Ask Billboard
7. ^ RIAA
8. ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification". CRIA. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
9. ^ "INXS Gears Up Canada Once Again". Archived from the original on November 25, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
10. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - May 2004 Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
11. ^ "INXS frontman pens new album". Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
12. ^ "Music Might: Rock Star Supernova". 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
13. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for December 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.

## External links

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* Official website
* Premiere Date Set For Reality TV Series ROCK STAR: SUPERNOVA
* Rock Star: Supernova at ROCKBANDLOUNGE.COM
* Rock Star on TV Squad
* Rock Star: Supernova at IMDb

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Rock Star: Supernova

Rock Star Supernova|

* Tommy Lee
* Gilby Clarke
* Jason Newsted
* Johnny Colt

Album|

* Rock Star Supernova

Winner|

* Lukas Rossi

Other contestants|

* Dilana
* Toby Rand
* Magni Ásgeirsson
* Storm Large
* Ryan Star
* Patrice Pike
* Zayra Alvarez
* Josh Logan
* Phil Ritchie
* Jenny Galt

Related articles|

* Rock Star
* Rock Star: INXS

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INXS

* Garry Gary Beers
* Andrew Farriss
* Jon Farriss
* Tim Farriss
* J.D. Fortune
* Ciaran Gribbin
* Michael Hutchence
* Kirk Pengilly
* Jon Stevens

Studio albums|

* INXS
* Underneath the Colours
* Shabooh Shoobah
* The Swing
* Listen Like Thieves
* Kick
* X
* Welcome to Wherever You Are
* Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
* Elegantly Wasted
* Switch
* Original Sin

EPs|

* Dekadance
* Bang the Drum

Compilations|

* INXSIVE
* The Greatest Hits
* Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979–1997)
* The Best of INXS
* Stay Young 1979–1982
* Definitive INXS
* The Years 1979–1997
* INXS²: The Remixes
* Original Sin – The Collection
* Taste It: The Collection
* The Very Best

Live albums|

* Live Baby Live
* Live in Aspen
* INXS: Live at Barker Hangar
* Live at Wembley Stadium 1991
* INXS: Live Baby Live Wembley Stadium

Singles|

* "Simple Simon"
* "Just Keep Walking"
* "The Loved One"
* "Stay Young"
* "Night of Rebellion"
* "The One Thing"
* "Don't Change"
* "To Look at You"
* "Black and White"
* "Original Sin"
* "I Send a Message"
* "Burn for You"
* "Dancing on the Jetty"
* "What You Need"
* "This Time"
* "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)"
* "Listen Like Thieves"
* "Good Times"
* "Need You Tonight"
* "Mediate"
* "New Sensation"
* "Devil Inside"
* "Never Tear Us Apart"
* "Mystify"
* "Suicide Blonde"
* "Disappear"
* "By My Side"
* "Bitter Tears"
* "The Stairs"
* "Shining Star"
* "Heaven Sent"
* "Baby Don't Cry"
* "Not Enough Time"
* "Taste It"
* "Beautiful Girl"
* "The Gift"
* "Please (You Got That ...)"
* "Time"
* "Freedom Deep"
* "The Strangest Party (These Are the Times)"
* "Elegantly Wasted"
* "Everything"
* "Don't Lose Your Head"
* "Searching"
* "Precious Heart"
* "I'm So Crazy"
* "Tight"
* "One of My Kind"
* "I Get Up"
* "Pretty Vegas"
* "Afterglow"
* "Devil's Party"
* "Perfect Strangers"
* "God's Top Ten"
* "Dream on Black Girl (Original Sin)"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Dogs in Space
* INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
* Jimmy Barnes
* Make My Video
* Max Q
* Michael Hutchence (album)
* Rock Star: INXS
* The Dead Daisies
* Mystify: Michael Hutchence
* Mystify: A Musical Journey with Michael Hutchence
* Original Sin – The Seven Sins

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Television series created by Mark Burnett

* Eco-Challenge (1995–2002, 2020)
* The Casino (2004)
* The Contender (2005)
* Rock Star (2005–2006)
* Amne$ia (2007)
* Pirate Master (2007)
* The Apprentice (2004–2017)
* Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (2007–2011, 2015, 2019)
* My Dad Is Better than Your Dad (2008)
* Shark Tank (2009–present)
* How'd You Get So Rich? (2009–2010)
* Bully Beatdown (2009–2012)
* Expedition Impossible (2011)
* The Bible (2013)
* Spin Off (2013–2014)
* A.D. The Bible Continues (2015)

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